42 U.S.C. § 5148
Nonliability of Federal Government
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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The Federal Government shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance of or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Disaster Relief Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally